There are 3 ways to get from Sydney to Palawan by plane, bus, car ferry, or taxi
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Fly to Puerto Princesa
best- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Puerto Princesa (PPS)plane SYD - PPS
13h 46m₱17,902–38,107Fly to Ninoy Aquino International Airport, bus, car ferry
cheapest- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL)plane SYD - MNL
- Take the bus from Buendia Bus Terminal, Manila to Batangas Portbus
- Take the car ferry from Batangas to Calapancarferry
16h 28m₱12,411–33,127Fly to El Nido Airport, taxi
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to El Nido Airport (ENI)plane SYD - ENI
- Take the taxi from El Nido Airport (ENI) to Taytaytaxi
16h 2m₱15,762–57,227
Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Puerto Princesa (PPS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sydney to Palawan is to fly and bus and car ferry which costs ₱12,000 - ₱34,000 and takes 16h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Sydney to Palawan is to fly which takes 13h 46m and costs ₱17,000 - ₱39,000.
The distance between Sydney and Palawan is 5955 km.
It takes approximately 13h 46m to get from Sydney to Palawan, including transfers.
Palawan is 3h behind Sydney. It is currently 5:20 AM in Sydney and 2:20 AM in Palawan.
There are 454+ hotels available in Palawan.
What companies run services between Sydney, NSW, Australia and Palawan, Philippines?
Cebu Pacific, Philippine Airlines, and Qantas fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Puerto Princesa (PPS) 5 times a day.
- Website
- cebupacificair.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Puerto Princesa via Ninoy Aquino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱18,000–90,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Ninoy Aquino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱14,000–40,000
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Ninoy Aquino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱20,000–75,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Ninoy Aquino International Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱20,000–75,000
- Website
- philippineairlines.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Puerto Princesa via Ninoy Aquino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱21,000–37,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Ninoy Aquino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱12,000–44,000
- Website
- cebupacificair.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to El Nido Airport via Brisbane, Mactan–Cebu
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₱14,000–55,000
- Website
- airniugini.com.pg
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Ninoy Aquino International Airport via Port Moresby
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₱22,000–90,000
- Phone
- +63 910 738 5318
- customerservicerepresentative@ygbc.ph
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Buendia Bus Terminal, Manila to Batangas Port
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₱1,350–1,450
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- (043) 723-6980
- info@montenegrolines.com.ph
- Website
- montenegrolines.com.ph
Car ferry from Batangas to Calapan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₱190–550
- Schedules at
- montenegrolines.com.ph
- Phone
- +63 43 723 9965
- info@starliteferries.com
- Website
- starliteferries.com
Car ferry from Batangas to Calapan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₱530
- Schedules at
- starliteferries.com
- Book at
- starliteferries.com
- Phone
- (632) 8831 5212
- customercare@apfc.com.ph
- Website
- fastcat-book.com
Car ferry from Batangas to Calapan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₱340–600
- Book at
- fastcat-book.com
- Premium Economy
- ₱390–550
- Business Class
- ₱430–600
- Economy
- ₱340–420
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Estimated price
- ₱1,000–1,300
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